If you love the outdoors and want to have fun while making a lasting difference, we invite you to be a KCP Volunteer! Project Opportunities and Events are offered March through October at more than 30 County Park sites. For a current list of upcoming project dates please e-mail us.

We hope you'll join our amazing team of volunteers to help improve and protect valuable park spaces!

Steps to Volunteering

Choose your way! Whether you are an individual looking for a special project type or a representative of an organization who would like to plan a project for a group - we have a role for you! We offer single projects for individuals or groups, occasional work for friends of a park, season-long commitments for park and trail stewards, school group projects, and internships.

Explore our Projects, Programs and Events to find a project or type of work that appeals to you! There are lots of ways that volunteers help improve our parks and trails, both outdoors and working behind the scenes.

Contact volunteer services at by e-mail or phone at (616) 632-7842 for more information or to receive a list of upcoming project dates. Our Volunteer Coordinator can either assist you in registering for an upcoming scheduled project or will help you plan a project that is tailored to fit your interests and availability!

Have fun! Our volunteers have a real impact on the quality of our parks and trails and we have a great time doing it!